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A Feast of Cookbooks

Saturday, May 25th, 2013
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Winter, spring, summer, and fall, cookbooks never go out of style. They’re the perfect gift, one size fits all, and there are great choices readily

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Nikolai And The Others – Where Talent
Gracefully Pirouettes Across The Stage

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
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Nikolai And The Others captures a unique moment in time, with a vaunted cast of characters. The year is 1948. An impressive assemblage of Russian

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Now And Forever, The Divine Miss M

Thursday, May 9th, 2013
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Since most of us did not have the terrifying pleasure of knowing Hollywood super-agent Sue Mengers (hard “g”), it’s impossible to know if Bette Midler

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Cirque Du Pippin

Friday, May 3rd, 2013
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There’s no doubt about it. When you go to see Pippin, you’ll be entertained. There is indeed magic to do—and amazing acrobats, mind-blowing contortionists, and

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Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child

Friday, April 26th, 2013
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What a delightful surprise Orphans is! The show got some not-so-great advance publicity when Shia LaBeouf left the production during rehearsals, stating “tensions” with Alec

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Hurry To The Hawthorne Handbag Sale

Friday, April 12th, 2013
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There’s so much that’s new and different this season at this much loved warehouse sale, the major problem is deciding where to start shopping. The

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Kids Are Never Too Young To Love Reading

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
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One of the most precious gifts we can give our children is a love of reading. First and foremost, let your young child see how

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Theater’s Shining Stars On CD

Saturday, April 6th, 2013
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Theater fans, rejoice! There are some terrific new CDs from the stars we love, and a couple of new CDs of musicals, too. Now and

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